My tips of the week
The river improvement project is finished and looks like a big success. Fishing the midge hatch in the morning with olive, gray or black midges is very good. . The afternoon has been my favorite with lots of fish looking for baetis. Chocolate or gray have been best. The slowest time of day seems to be around 11:00 to 12:00. Cloudy days are the best. As always a large part of your success will be your in ability to move around to where the hatches are coming off the best. Fish near the dam in the best midging waters to start,most of the midges are very small. I have been doing well with a black larvae or pupa to a gray or olive larvae. Around 12:30 move down to where the baetis are hatching, anywhere from lower Texas hole down to the end of bait water. The afternoon baetis hatch is coming on strong. Dry fly fishing is still good. The whole river is fishing well,. The water is getting clearer every day. Visibility is amazing, you can see the bottom everywhere! I am seeing PMD's and caddis in
The braids up river from Texas Hole are now open and fishing great. The whole section is different so watch your step as there are now lots of new holes and runs._________________Chris Taylor
Fisheads San Juan River Lodge
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